The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 1919
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
6:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -42
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.79° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.33° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.